MHG11916 - Souterrain, Eriboll
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- SOUTERRAIN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Site visited and photographed by Mr & Mrs M McGuire, 7/10/03. The Highland Archaeology Challenge. See assoc. docs. File and CD for Photographic Record.
J Aikten: 21/1/03.
NC45NW 2 4330 5626.
Earthhouse (NR) (site of) OS 6"map, (1961)
The site of a souterrain which was excavated by Alexander Clark some years before 1864, in which year it could still be examined. By 1911, the entrance was covered by a flagstone, but by 1959 (OS {W D J} 3 May 1959) no surface trace remains. The passage was about 45 ft long by about 2 ft wide and 4 ft high with only a slight expansion at the end. A Mitchell 1868; RCAHMS 1911.
No further information. Visited by OS (R L) 19 July 1971.
No trace in an enclosured pasture field.
Visited by OS (N K B) 30 October 1978
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1254 Text/Publication/Article: Mitchell, A. 1868. 'Notice of an eirde house at Eriboll, in the Parish of Durbness, Sutherlandshire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 6 1864-6, p.249-50. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 249-50. 249-50; plan.
- --- SHG2657 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 55, No.159.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4330 5626 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC45NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4929 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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